England's tour of India - 2021

[wasteyouryouth]

The Wall has fallen.

 

[asprin]

Pity! Sibley deserved that century. A Pujara-esque innings. Would have loved to have seen the back of Root though. He looks set for another double. I guess anything < 400 would make India happy after this 200-run partnership. Day 1 belonged to England. Looking forward to Day 2.

 

[zimrahil]

Guess Root took the "not converting his starts" criticism way too seriously. Not cool Joe, do that against others, not us.

@zimrahil your fingers itching mate?

Pity! Sibley deserved that century. A Pujara-esque innings. Would have loved to have seen the back of Root though. He looks set for another double. I guess anything < 400 would make India happy after this 200-run partnership. Day 1 belonged to England. Looking forward to Day 2.

Did it hurt writing that last post

I almost enjoy trolling you on Eng-Ind threads as much as watching the matches even when India are on top so thank you

Need both teams to bat before get truer indication of pitch, I hope when I wake up tomorrow Root is celebrating his double hundred though

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Feel bad for Sibley. In the context of the series, an 80 odd that's as good as a double ton!

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

What an innings by Dom. When we started bowling, he looked less comfortable but what grit and determination he must have shown for his 300 ball inning. Root being usual Root, what an inning from the master. Its his third consecutive century in 3 test matches if I am not wrong. England's day for sure. With Stokes and Pope still to bat, a 500 is on the cards.

To be honest, everything about this test match feels boring to me. No wonder people in India are losing interests in test matches. The atmosphere, the pitch, empty stadium, everything about it is boring. Still early days but I feel there is no life in this pitch. I am not saying produce rank turners, but produce wickets that help bowlers and not just batsman.

Again early days but if the pitch continues to be batsman paradise, I fear Ahmedabad will be worst. I want pitches where teams score 300-350, not 500 plus. Lets see how this goes.

 

[asprin]

I almost enjoy trolling you on Eng-Ind threads as much as watching the matches even when India are on top so thank you

Small price to pay to have you posting in the tour threads....you're welcome!

 

[Ed Smith]

Would have snapped your hand off for this 1st day. Hope we don't pull and England and fold in the morning tomorrow.

 

[blockerdave]

What an innings by Dom. When we started bowling, he looked less comfortable but what grit and determination he must have shown for his 300 ball inning. Root being usual Root, what an inning from the master. Its his third consecutive century in 3 test matches if I am not wrong. England's day for sure. With Stokes and Pope still to bat, a 500 is on the cards.

To be honest, everything about this test match feels boring to me. No wonder people in India are losing interests in test matches. The atmosphere, the pitch, empty stadium, everything about it is boring. Still early days but I feel there is no life in this pitch. I am not saying produce rank turners, but produce wickets that help bowlers and not just batsman.

Again early days but if the pitch continues to be batsman paradise, I fear Ahmedabad will be worst. I want pitches where teams score 300-350, not 500 plus. Lets see how this goes.

i think this is what test pitches in the sub continent usually are, very flat for 3 days and then usually goes a bit crazy!

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

i think this is what test pitches in the sub continent usually are, very flat for 3 days and then usually goes a bit crazy!

just like our mental health!

 

[Aislabie]

Root could be looking at a triple-century tomorrow. He's in the best form I've ever seen from an English batsman

 

[SaiSrini]

That pitch just exploded spectacularly on the curator!! Such a lifeless one. Still hope it can do something on Days 3 to 5. Even Kuldeep couldn't have done anything on that track today. Though, its terribly unfair on him that he sits and sits and sits and just doesn't seem to get the chance.

England will challenge us pretty well. They've had some really good prep for this series by playing in Sri Lanka. They're a better test side than Australia. We better brace ourselves for another bloody battle like what we experienced in Australia. This time, we're the home team and the team expected to romp through.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Not a good day for Dan Lawrence.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

i think this is what test pitches in the sub continent usually are, very flat for 3 days and then usually goes a bit crazy!

Yes and a change needs to happen. Imagine the highs of Australian series with some amazing cricket only to come back to a snooze batting fest.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

That pitch just exploded spectacularly on the curator!! Such a lifeless one. Still hope it can do something on Days 3 to 5. Even Kuldeep couldn't have done anything on that track today. Though, its terribly unfair on him that he sits and sits and sits and just doesn't seem to get the chance.

England will challenge us pretty well. They've had some really good prep for this series by playing in Sri Lanka. They're a better test side than Australia. We better brace ourselves for another bloody battle like what we experienced in Australia. This time, we're the home team and the team expected to romp through.

England have been far better rounded than Australia. I don't know why people just randomly thought it would be a walk for India? Chris Woakes and Jonny Bairstow aren't in this side and we are struggling. Says a lot.

I do believe though that there's no reason we can't still win or at least draw. Add 2 wickets in the first hour tomorrow and it's a different test match. This is a Rohit Sharma track.

 

[blockerdave]

Root could be looking at a triple-century tomorrow. He's in the best form I've ever seen from an English batsman

You’ve forgotten Ian Bell 2005.

65* and 162* vs Bangladesh in his only 2 inns. Really set him up for a go at the Aussies... I won’t even go and check how he did, he must have battered them with that form and his mental fortitude.